Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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King name "Cymochles" | British | A man of prodigious might, brother of Pyrochles, son of Malice (Acrates) and Despite, and husband of Acrasia, the enchantress. He sets out to encounter Sir Guyen, but is ferried over the idle lake by Wantonness (Ph?'dria), and forgets himself; he is slain by king Arthur. British |
God name "Daffodil" | Greek / Roman | Or "Lent Lily," was once white; but Persephone, daughter of Demeter, delighted to wander about the flowery meadows of Sicily. One spring, throwing herself on the gråśś, she fell asleep. The god of the Infernal regions, Pluto, fell in love with the beautiful maid, and carried her off for his bride. His touch turned the white flowers to a golden yellow, and some of them fell in Acheron, where they grew luxuriantly; and ever since the flower has been planted on graves. Greek / Roman |
King name "Dagonet" | Britain | In the romance La Mort d' Arthure he is called the fool of king Arthur, and was knighted by the king himself. Britain |
God name "Dagr" | Norse | The god of the daytime, a son of Delling (god of twilight) and Nott. Dagr, the Bright and the Fair, drove across the sky in a chariot every day, pulled by a horse named skinfaxi. Norse |
"Dahak" | Persia | The Satan of Persia. According to Persian mythology, the ages of the world are divided into periods of 1,000 years. When the cycle of "chiliasms" (1,000-year periods) is complete, the reign of Ormuzd will begin, and men will be all good and all happy; but this event will be preceded by the loosing of Dahak, who will break his chain and fall upon the world, and bring on man the most dreadful calamities. Two prophets will appear to cheer the oppressed, and announce the advent of Ormuzd. |
Goddess name "Dahud Ahes" | British | Goddess of debauchery British |
Goddess name "Dahud Ahes/ Dahut" | Britain | A goddess of debauchery |
Goddess name "Dahud-Ahes aka Dahut" | Britain | Goddess of earthly pleasure. Britain |
Goddess name "Dala Kadavara" | Singhalese | Elephant goddess who brings diseases and misfortune. Singhalese |
Goddess name "Damara" | British | Goddess of fertility åśśociated with Beltane. British |
"Dame du Lac" | Britain | A fay, named Vivienne, who plunged with the infant Lancelot into a lake. This lake was a kind of mirage, concealing the demesnes of the lady "en la marche de la petite Bretaigne." Britain |
Goddess name "Dea Matrona / Deae Matres Deae Matrones" | British | Dea Matrona aka Deae Matres Deae Matrones, Mother goddesses, who in many areas was worshipped as a triple goddess. British |
Goddess name "Deae Matres" | Britain | The mother goddesses, a triune of earth goddesses |
God name "Death Angel of" | Pan-religions | The appointed servant of God, with the task of bringing an end, at the appointed time, to the lives of humans. Pan-cultural. Pan-religions |
Goddess name "Deng" | Nuer / Dinka / Sudan | sky god. Considered to be a foreign deity in the Nuer pantheon and a bringer of disease. His daughter is the moon goddess. In Dinka religion he is a storm and fertility god bringing lightning and Rain.... |
God name "Deo Qui Vias Et Semitas" | Britain | Deo Qui Vias Et Semitas Commentus Est. 'The God who Invented Roads and Pathways' is mentioned on a single altarstone in Britain. |
"Devil's Arrows" | Britain | Three Druid stones near Boroughbridge. Britain |
Goddess name "Devona" | Briton | Goddess of the rivers of Devon. Briton |